' -b 1I'iL i - WHITE HOUSE SITUATION ROOM PAGE IJI OF IJ2 SIT92IJ SECSTATE USDEL AIRC DTG IJ9IIJIJIJZ APR 82 TOR IJ99 I325Z PSN IJ32lJIJ9 N I S - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - -- - - - - - o o DISTRIBUTION WPC MCF WHLR JP VP MR SIT IIJII W SR COM MEN T PLEA SEA 0 VISEON FUR THE R 0 1ST RIB UTI 0N H - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - -- -- - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - -- --- - -- - - --- OP IMMED DE WTE34 #IJIJlJI lJ99IIJffIJ o B9IlJIJIJZ APR 82 FM SECSTATE USDEL AIRCRAFT 86972 TO THE WH I IE HOUSE INFO SECSTATE WASH DC IMMED IATE IMMED I ATE I S o o N FOR BUD MCFARLANE INODIS SECTO 5lJI7 o o S N NODIS E O I2IJ65 RDS-3 4 8 IJ2 TUGS OV IP HAl G ALEXANDER M SUBJECT TALKS WITH THATCHER ON FALKLANDS I ASSUME THAT YOU AN D THE JUDGE WILL HAVE SEEN THE SECRETARYS UNVARNISHED REPORT TO THE PRESIDENT ON HIS PROTRACTED DISCUSSIONS WITH MRS THAHCHER AND HER COLLEAGUES LAST EVENING SECHM 5IJIIJ YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT HIS VIEWS VERY ACCURATELY SUMMARIZE THE MOOD AND MIND-SET OF HMG AT THIS CRITICAL POINT IN THE SOUTH ATLANTIC CAPER AND DELINEATE OUR RATHER LIMITED ROOM FOR MANEUVER ON THE BUENOS AIRES LSG WHITHER WE ARE NOW BOUND I BELIEVE THE SUBSTANCE OF THAT REPORT SH LD BE SHARE 0 WIT H R0GER F0N 0U TUINE ANODE NNIS BLAI R SINCE IT WILL UNDOUBTEDLY CONDITION OUR NEXT IMMEDIATE 1 t I WHITE HOUSE SITUATION ROOM PAGE g2 OF U2 SECSTATE USDEL AIRC DTG B'9llJlJlH APR 82 PSN g32gIJ9 N o o I S STEP S HOWE YE R THE PRE SEN T SITUA TION TURN SOUT IT WILL CLEARLY BE A CLOSE-RUN THING - IN FACT MRS THATCHER HfRSELF MAY HAVE RECOGNIZED WHEN SHE POINTEDLY SHOWED US PORTRAITS IN NUMBER 19 NOT ONLY OF NELSON BUT ALSO WELLINGTON REGARDS J 1M RENTSCHLER HAIG I N D I S o N o o I S N o o S I